US20200363247A1 - Physical quantity measurement device - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a physical quantity measurement device of intake air of an internal combustion engine.
- the physical quantity measurement device described in PTL 1 includes a circuit board having an insulating film formed on an outer surface of a board body and a housing in which the circuit board is insert-molded (see the same document, claim 1 and the like).
- the circuit board includes: a fixing portion fixed to the housing; a pressing portion against which a mold for molding the housing is pressed; a conductor arrangement portion where a circuit conductor is arranged; and a boundary portion formed between at least one of the fixing portion and the pressing portion and the conductor arrangement portion.
- the insulating film has a first region arranged on the fixing portion, a second region arranged on the pressing portion, a third region arranged on the conductor arrangement portion, and a fourth region arranged at the boundary portion, and has a film thickness different between the first region and the second region, and the fourth region.
- Such a physical quantity measurement device is installed so as to protrude toward an inside of a main passage from a wall surface of the main passage through which intake air, which is a measurement target for a physical quantity, flows.
- the conventional physical quantity measurement device is in a cantilevered state in which one end is supported by the wall of the main passage of the intake air and the other end is a free end. For this reason, the physical quantity measurement device vibrates under the influence of, for example, rotation of an internal combustion engine, and the housing warps, so that stress acts on the circuit board. Therefore, when a printed circuit board is used as the circuit board of the physical quantity measurement device, it is important to take measures to suppress breakage of a wiring caused by the stress acting on the circuit board.
- the present disclosure provides a physical quantity measurement device capable of suppressing breakage of a wiring of a printed circuit board.
- the physical quantity measurement device which measures a physical quantity of a gas flowing through a main passage.
- the physical quantity measurement device includes: a flange for fixing to the main passage; a housing provided so as to protrude toward an inside of the main passage from the flange; and a printed circuit board which is fixed to the housing and on which a measuring element that measures the physical quantity is mounted.
- a wiring of the printed circuit board has a plurality of irregularities formed along one direction of a surface, and is arranged such that a formation direction the irregularities is oriented along a protruding direction of the housing toward the inside of the main passage.
- the physical quantity measurement device capable of suppressing the breakage of the wiring of the printed circuit board.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a control system of an internal combustion engine.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of a physical quantity measurement device of the control system illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a right side view of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating a state where a front cover of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated in FIG. 2 has been removed.
- FIG. 5 is a back view illustrating a state where a rear cover of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated in FIG. 2 has been removed.
- FIG. 6A is a schematic enlarged perspective view in which a printed circuit board of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated in FIG. 4 is cut.
- FIG. 6B is a schematic enlarged perspective view in which the printed circuit board of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated in FIG. 4 is cut.
- FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating an example of a relationship between an angle between a formation direction of irregularities of the printed circuit board illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B and a protruding direction of a housing, and stress acting on the irregularities.
- FIG. 8 is a front view corresponding to FIG. 4 of a physical quantity measurement device according to a modification.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating a modification of the printed circuit board of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a control system 200 of an internal combustion engine 210 including a physical quantity measurement device 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- intake air IG which is a gas G to be measured of the physical quantity measurement device 100
- an air cleaner 201 based on an operation of the internal combustion engine 210 including an engine cylinder 211 and an engine piston 212 , and is guided to a combustion chamber of the engine cylinder 211 via, for example, a main passage 202 as an intake pipe, a throttle body 203 , and an intake manifold 204 .
- a physical quantity of the intake air IG guided to the combustion chamber is measured by the physical quantity measurement device 100 , fuel is supplied by a fuel injection valve 205 based on the measured physical quantity, and is guided to the combustion chamber in a state of an air-fuel mixture with the intake air IG.
- the fuel injection valve 205 is provided, for example, at an intake port of the internal combustion engine 210 , and the fuel injected into the intake port is mixed with the intake air IG to form the air-fuel mixture.
- the air-fuel mixture is guided to the combustion chamber via an intake valve 213 and is burnt to generate mechanical energy.
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 can be used not only in the scheme of injecting fuel to the intake port of the internal combustion engine 210 illustrated in FIG. 1 but also in a scheme of directly injecting fuel into each combustion chamber. Both the schemes have substantially the common basic concepts of a method of measuring a control parameter including a method of using the physical quantity measurement device 100 and a method of controlling an internal combustion engine including the supply amount of fuel and an ignition timing.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the scheme of injecting fuel into the intake port as a representative example of both the schemes.
- the fuel and air guided to the combustion chamber are in the mixed state of fuel and air, and is explosively burnt by spark ignition of a spark plug 214 , thereby generating the mechanical energy.
- the gas after burning is guided into an exhaust pipe from an exhaust valve 215 , and is discharged, as exhaust EG, outside a car from the exhaust pipe.
- a flow rate of the intake air IG guided to the combustion chamber is controlled by a throttle valve 206 whose opening degree is changed based on an operation of an accelerator pedal.
- a supply amount of fuel is controlled based on the flow rate of the intake air IG guided to the combustion chamber, and a driver can control the mechanical energy generated by the internal combustion engine 210 by controlling the opening degree of the throttle valve 206 and controlling the flow rate of the intake air IG guided to the combustion chamber.
- the gas G to be measured which is the intake air IG taken in from the air cleaner 201 , flows through the main passage 202 , and the physical quantity measurement device 100 measures a physical quantity of the gas G to be measured, such as a flow rate, a temperature, humidity, and pressure.
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 is, for example, inserted into an inside of the main passage 202 from an insertion opening open in a wall of the main passage 202 to protrude from the wall of the main passage 202 toward an inside of the main passage 202 .
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 is supported by the wall of the main passage 202 in a cantilevered manner such that one end is a fixed end fixed to the wall of the main passage 202 and the other end is a free end arranged in the main passage 202 .
- An electric signal representing the physical quantity of the intake air IG measured by the physical quantity measurement device 100 is output from the physical quantity measurement device 100 and input to a control device 220 . Further, the output of a throttle angle sensor 207 that measures the opening degree of the throttle valve 206 is input to the control device 220 . Further, the output of a rotation angle sensor 216 is input to the control device 220 in order to measure positions and states of the engine piston 212 , the intake valve 213 , and an exhaust valve 215 of the internal combustion engine 210 , and further, a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine 210 . An output of an oxygen sensor 217 is input to the control device 220 in order to measure a state of a mixing ratio between the amount of fuel and the amount of air based on the state of the exhaust EG.
- the control device 220 computes a fuel injection amount and an ignition timing on the basis of the physical quantity of the intake air IG as the output of the physical quantity measurement device 100 and the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine 210 which is the output of the rotation angle sensor 216 .
- the fuel amount to be supplied from the fuel injection valve 205 and the ignition timing ignited by the spark plug 214 are controlled based on these calculation results.
- the supply amount of fuel and the ignition timing are controlled based on the temperature of intake air measured by the physical quantity measurement device 100 , a change state of a throttle angle, a change state of the engine rotation speed, a state of an air-fuel ratio measured by the oxygen sensor 217 .
- the control device 220 further controls the amount of air bypassing the throttle valve 206 using an idle air control valve 208 in an idle operation state of the internal combustion engine 210 and controls the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine 210 in the idle operation state.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the physical quantity measurement device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a right side view of the physical quantity measurement device 100 illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating a state where a front cover 102 of the physical quantity measurement device 100 illustrated in FIG. 2 has been removed.
- FIG. 5 is a back view illustrating a state where a rear cover 103 of the physical quantity measurement device 100 illustrated in FIG. 2 has been removed.
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment is a device that measures the physical quantity of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 202 , and has the following configurations as the main features.
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 includes: a housing 101 that is arranged to protrude from the wall of the main passage 202 toward the inside of the main passage 202 ; and a printed circuit board 140 which is insert-molded in the housing 101 and on which a measuring element that measures a physical quantity is mounted.
- the measuring element may have a configuration in which a control circuit is formed integrally or a configuration in which a control circuit is formed separately.
- the printed circuit board 140 has a plurality of irregularities F (see FIGS. 6A and 6B ) formed along one direction of a surface.
- the printed circuit board 140 is arranged such that a formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along a protruding direction of the housing 101 toward the inside of the main passage 202 .
- a formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along a protruding direction of the housing 101 toward the inside of the main passage 202 .
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 includes the housing 101 , the front cover 102 , and the rear cover 103 .
- the housing 101 is formed, for example, by molding a resin material using a mold.
- the housing 101 includes: a flange 110 configured to fix the physical quantity measurement device 100 to a wall of an intake body that is the main passage 202 ; an external connection portion 120 having a connector that protrudes from the flange 110 and is configured to perform electrical connection with an external device; a measurement unit 130 protruding from the flange 110 toward the center of the main passage 202 and extending in a direction orthogonal to a main flow direction of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 202 .
- the flange 110 is fixed to the wall of the main passage 202 by a fastening member such as a bolt, and the housing 101 is arranged to protrude from the wall of the main passage 202 toward the inside of the main passage 202 as the measurement unit 130 is inserted into the opening portion provided in the wall of the main passage 202 .
- the protruding direction of the housing 101 toward the inside of the main passage 202 is, for example, a direction from the wall of the main passage 202 toward the center of the main passage 202 , and is a radial direction of the main passage 202 .
- the protruding direction of the housing 101 is, for example, a direction intersecting with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 202 , and is the direction orthogonal to the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured.
- the external connection portion 120 of the housing 101 has a connector 121 is provided on an upper surface of the flange 110 and protrudes from the flange 110 toward the downstream side in the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured as illustrated in FIG. 3 .
- the connector 121 is provided with an insertion hole 121 a configured to allow a communication cable for connection with the control device 220 to be inserted therethrough.
- the insertion hole 121 a for example, four external terminals 122 are provided in the insertion hole 121 a .
- the external terminals 122 serve as a terminal to output information on the physical quantity as the measurement result of the physical quantity measurement device 100 and a power supply terminal to supply DC power for the operation of the physical quantity measurement device 100 .
- the printed circuit board 140 which is a circuit board, is integrally molded with the measurement unit 130 by insert-molding in the housing 101 .
- the printed circuit board 140 is molded integrally with the housing 101 by insert-molding of arranging the printed circuit board 140 in advance in a mold for forming the housing 101 and molding the housing 101 .
- the printed circuit board 140 is provided with at least one measurement unit configured to measure the physical quantity of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 202 and a circuit unit configured to process a signal measured by the measurement unit.
- the measurement unit is arranged at a position to be exposed to the gas G to be measured, and the circuit unit is arranged in a circuit chamber sealed by the front cover 102 .
- the insert-molding has been described as an example of a method of fixing the printed circuit board 140 in the present embodiment, but the invention is not limited thereto, and the printed circuit board 140 may be fixed to the housing 101 with an adhesive or the like.
- the measurement unit 130 of the housing 101 has a substantially rectangular outer shape with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured as the lateral direction and the protruding direction of the housing 101 as the longitudinal direction when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured and the protruding direction of the housing 101 .
- the measurement unit 130 of the housing 101 has an elongated rectangular outer shape with the protruding direction of the housing 101 as the longitudinal direction when viewed from a direction parallel with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured and orthogonal to the protruding direction of the housing 101 .
- the direction orthogonal to the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured and the protruding direction of the housing 101 is the thickness direction of the measurement unit 130 . That is, the measurement unit 130 of the housing 101 has a rectangular plate-like outer shape with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured as the lateral direction and the protruding direction of the housing 101 as the longitudinal direction, and the thin rectangular plate-like front cover 102 and rear cover 103 are arranged on the front surface and the rear surface in the thickness direction, respectively.
- Auxiliary passage grooves are provided on the front and rear surfaces of the measurement unit 130 .
- the auxiliary passage grooves of the measurement unit 130 form a first auxiliary passage 131 illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 together with the front cover 102 and the rear cover 103 .
- a first auxiliary passage inlet 131 a configured to cause a part of the gas G to be measured, such as the intake air IG, to be taken into the first auxiliary passage 131
- a first auxiliary passage outlet 131 b configured to cause the gas G to be measured to return to the main passage 202 from the first auxiliary passage 131 , are provided at a distal end of the measurement unit 130 .
- a part of the printed circuit board 140 protrudes in the middle of the passage of the first auxiliary passage 131 .
- a flow rate measurement unit 141 is arranged on a protruding portion of the printed circuit board 140 .
- the flow rate measurement unit 141 is a measuring element that measures a flow rate that is the physical quantity of the gas G to be measured.
- a second auxiliary passage 132 configured to cause a part of the gas G to be measured, such as the intake air IG, to be taken into a sensor chamber, is provided at a middle portion of the measurement unit 130 closer to the flange 110 than the first auxiliary passage 131 .
- the second auxiliary passage 132 is formed by the measurement unit 130 and the rear cover 103 .
- the second auxiliary passage 132 has a second auxiliary passage inlet 132 a configured to take in the gas G to be measured and a second auxiliary passage outlet 132 b configured to return the gas G to be measured to the main passage 202 from the second auxiliary passage 132 .
- the second auxiliary passage 132 communicates with a sensor chamber Rs formed on the back side of the measurement unit 130 , that is, on the rear surface side.
- a sensor chamber Rs formed on the back side of the measurement unit 130 , that is, on the rear surface side.
- pressure sensors 142 A and 142 B and a humidity sensor 143 provided on the rear surface of the printed circuit board 140 are arranged.
- Auxiliary passage grooves configured to mold the first auxiliary passage 131 are provided on the distal end side in the protruding direction of the measurement unit 130 , that is, in the longitudinal direction.
- the auxiliary passage grooves configured to form the first auxiliary passage 131 have a front auxiliary passage groove 131 F illustrated in FIG. 4 and a rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R illustrated in FIG. 5 . As illustrated in FIG.
- the front auxiliary passage groove 131 F is gradually curved toward the flange 110 on the proximal end side of the measurement unit 130 as proceeding from the first auxiliary passage outlet 131 b open at a downstream outer wall 133 of the measurement unit 130 toward an upstream outer wall 134 , and communicates with an opening portion 135 , which penetrates through the measurement unit 130 in the thickness direction, at a position near the upstream outer wall 134 .
- the opening portion 135 is formed along the flow direction of the gas G to be measured in the main passage 124 so as to extend over a portion between the upstream outer wall 134 and the downstream outer wall 133 .
- the rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R proceeds from the upstream outer wall 134 toward the downstream outer wall 133 , and is bifurcated at a middle position between the upstream outer wall 134 and the downstream outer wall 133 .
- One of the bifurcated rear auxiliary passage grooves 131 R extends directly in a straight line as a discharge passage and is open at an outlet 131 c of the downstream outer wall 133 .
- the other of the bifurcated rear auxiliary passage grooves 131 R is gradually curved toward the flange 110 on the proximal end side of the measurement unit 130 as proceeding toward the downstream outer wall 133 , and communicates with the opening portion 135 at a position near the downstream outer wall 133 .
- the rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R forms an inlet groove through which the gas G to be measured flows from the main passage 202
- the front auxiliary passage groove 131 F forms an outlet groove which causes the gas G to be measured taken from the rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R to return to the main passage 202 . That is, a part of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 202 is taken into the rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R from the first auxiliary passage inlet 131 a and flows inside the rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R as illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- a substance with a large mass contained in the gas G to be measured directly flows into the discharge passage extending in the straight line along with the part of the gas G to be measured from the branch, and is discharged to the main passage 202 through the outlet 131 c of the downstream outer wall 133 .
- the rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R has a shape of deepening in a progressing direction, and the gas G to be measured gradually moves to the front side of the measurement unit 130 as flowing along the rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R.
- the rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R is provided with an abruptly inclined portion 131 d , which is abruptly deepened in front of the opening portion 135 , and a part of air with a small mass moves along the abruptly inclined portion 131 d and flows on a measurement surface 140 a side of the printed circuit board 140 inside the opening portion 135 .
- the substance with a large mass flows on a rear surface 140 b side of the measurement surface 140 a since an abrupt route change thereof is difficult.
- the gas G to be measured moving to the front side at the opening portion 135 flows along the measurement surface 140 a of the printed circuit board 140 , heat transfer is performed with the flow rate measurement unit 141 provided on the measurement surface 140 a , so that the flow rate is measured.
- the air flowing into the front auxiliary passage groove 131 F from the opening portion 135 flows along the front auxiliary passage groove 131 F together with the gas, and is discharged to the main passage 202 through the first auxiliary passage outlet 131 b open at the downstream outer wall 133 .
- the second auxiliary passage 132 is formed in a straight line over a portion between the second auxiliary passage inlet 132 a and the second auxiliary passage outlet 132 b in parallel with the flange 110 so as to be along the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 124 .
- the second auxiliary passage inlet 132 a is formed by cutting out a part of the upstream outer wall 134
- the second auxiliary passage outlet 132 b is formed by cutting out a part of the downstream outer wall 133 .
- the second auxiliary passage inlet 132 a and the second auxiliary passage outlet 132 b are cut out up to a depth position to be flush with the rear surface 140 b of the printed circuit board 140 .
- the second auxiliary passage 132 functions as a cooling channel which cools the printed circuit board 140 since the gas G to be measured passes along the rear surface 140 b of the printed circuit board 140 .
- a sensor chamber Rs is provided closer to the proximal end of the measurement unit 130 than the second auxiliary passage 132 .
- the printed circuit board 140 is integrally molded with the housing 101 such that, for example, the flow rate measurement unit 141 of the printed circuit board 140 is arranged at the opening portion 135 which is a connection portion between the front auxiliary passage groove 131 F and the rear auxiliary passage groove 131 R.
- portions which embed a circumferential edge of the printed circuit board 140 by resin molding to be fixed to the housing 101 are provided as fixing portions 136 and 137 .
- the fixing portions 136 and 137 include and fix the circumferential edge of the printed circuit board 140 so as to sandwich the circumferential edge from the front side and the back side.
- a part of the printed circuit board 140 is fixed by a partition wall 138 that partitions between a circuit chamber Rc of the measurement unit 130 and the first auxiliary passage 131 similarly to the fixing portions 136 and 137 .
- the printed circuit board 140 has a temperature measurement unit 144 at the center of an upstream edge of the gas G to be measured.
- the temperature measurement unit 144 is one of measuring elements configured to measure the physical quantities of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 202 , and is mounted on the printed circuit board 140 .
- the printed circuit board 140 includes a protruding portion 145 , which protrudes from the second auxiliary passage inlet 132 a of the second auxiliary passage 132 toward the upstream side of the gas G to be measured, and the temperature measurement unit 144 includes a chip-type temperature sensor 146 provided in the protruding portion 450 on the rear surface of the circuit board 400 .
- the temperature sensor 146 and a wiring portion thereof are coated with a synthetic resin material so as to prevent electric corrosion caused by adhesion of salt water.
- the second auxiliary passage inlet 132 a is formed on the downstream side of the temperature measurement unit 144 . For this reason, the gas G to be measured flowing into the second auxiliary passage 132 from the second auxiliary passage inlet 132 a flows into the second auxiliary passage inlet 132 a after coming into contact with the temperature measurement unit 144 , and the temperature is measured when the gas G to be measured comes into contact with the temperature measurement unit 144 .
- the gas G to be measured coming into contact with the temperature measurement unit 144 directly flows into the second auxiliary passage 132 from the second auxiliary passage inlet 132 a , passes through the second auxiliary passage 132 , and is discharged from the second auxiliary passage outlet 132 b to the main passage 202 .
- FIGS. 6A and 6B are schematic enlarged perspective views in which a part of the printed circuit board 140 is cut. Incidentally, FIGS. 6A and 6B do not illustrate a solder resist formed on the surface of the printed circuit board 140 .
- FIG. 6A illustrates an example in which a base material of the printed circuit board 140 does not have the irregularities F
- FIG. 6B illustrates an example in which a base material of the printed circuit board 140 has the irregularities F.
- a wiring W such as a copper wiring is formed in a predetermined wiring pattern.
- the printed circuit board 140 has the plurality of irregularities F formed along one direction of the surface.
- Such irregularities F on the wiring W of the printed circuit board 140 are formed by, for example, polishing for the purpose of finishing a surface of the wiring W and improving the adhesion to a resist. That is, the plurality of irregularities F along one direction of the surface of the printed circuit board 140 are polishing marks formed in one direction on the wiring W of the printed circuit board 140 by, for example, a buffing method.
- the printed circuit board 140 is polished using a cylindrical polishing wheel.
- the printed circuit board 140 is set in a buffing device such that a rotation direction of the polishing wheel is the same as the protruding direction when the printed circuit board 140 is arranged in the housing 101 or is a direction along the protruding direction.
- the irregularities F formed on the wiring W is not limited to such polishing marks, and may be, for example, rolling marks of the wiring W. Further, there is a case where irregularities are formed on the base material of the printed circuit board 140 in order to improve the adhesion between the wiring W and the base material as illustrated in FIG. 6B , and these irregularities serve as the irregularities F of the wiring W in some cases.
- the printed circuit board 140 is arranged such that the formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along the protruding direction of the housing 101 toward the inside of the main passage 202 .
- the printed circuit board 140 is fixed to the housing 101 such that the formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along an insertion direction. That is, the formation direction of the irregularities F is, for example, parallel with the protruding direction of the housing 101 .
- an angle between the formation direction of the irregularities F and the protruding direction of the housing 101 is less than 45[°].
- the angle between the formation direction of the irregularities F and the protruding direction of the housing 101 is preferably 10[°] or less from the viewpoint of improving the durability and reliability of the physical quantity measurement device 100 .
- the protruding direction of the housing 101 toward the inside of the main passage 202 is, for example, the direction from the wall of the main passage 202 toward the center of the main passage 202 , and is the radial direction of the main passage 202 as described above.
- the protruding direction of the housing 101 is the direction from the flange 110 to a bottom of a neck (the side inserted into the main passage).
- the protruding direction of the housing 101 toward the inside of the main passage 202 is, for example, the direction intersecting with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 202 , and is the direction orthogonal to the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured.
- the protruding direction of the housing 101 toward the inside of the main passage 202 is the longitudinal direction of the measurement unit 130 .
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment can measure the physical quantities of the gas G to be measured, which is the intake air IG flowing through the main passage 202 , by the flow rate measurement unit 141 as the physical quantity measuring element mounted on the printed circuit board 140 , the pressure sensors 142 A and 142 B, the humidity sensor 143 , and the temperature measurement unit 144 . Further, the physical quantity measurement device 100 can output the electric signals representing the measured physical quantities of the intake air IG to the control device 220 via the communication cable connected to the external connection portion 120 .
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment is supported by the wall of the main passage 202 in a cantilevered manner such that one end is the fixed end fixed to the wall of the main passage 202 and the other end is the free end arranged in the main passage 202 as described above.
- the flange 110 is fixed to the wall of the main passage 202 by a fastening member such as a bolt, and the housing 101 of the physical quantity measurement device 100 is arranged to protrude from the wall of the main passage 202 toward the inside of the main passage 202 as the measurement unit 130 is inserted into the opening portion provided in the wall of the main passage 202 , as described above.
- a vibration is applied to the housing 101 , arranged so as to protrude from the wall of the main passage 202 toward the inside of the main passage 202 , in a direction intersecting with the protruding direction of the housing 101 . More specifically, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 5 , the vibration is applied to the measurement unit 130 of the housing 101 having the substantially rectangular plate-like shape in the thickness direction of the measurement unit 130 , that is, in the direction substantially orthogonal to the protruding direction of the housing 101 and the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured.
- the vibration which is, for example, about 30 times (30 G) the gravitational acceleration is generated in the housing 101 of the physical quantity measurement device 100 .
- the response magnification becomes about 100 times, for example, and there is a possibility that vibration of about 3000 G at the maximum may be generated.
- high stress is repeatedly applied to the printed circuit board 140 which is insert-molded in the housing 101 .
- the high stress acts on the printed circuit board 140 in a stress direction S illustrated in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5 .
- the stress direction S is, for example, substantially parallel with the protruding direction of the housing 101 toward the inside of the main passage 202 .
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment is the device that measures the physical quantity of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 202 and includes the housing 101 arranged so as to protrude from the wall of the main passage 202 toward the inside of the main passage 202 and the printed circuit board 140 which is insert-molded in the housing 101 and on which the measuring element that measures the physical quantity is mounted as described above.
- the printed circuit board 104 has the plurality of irregularities F formed along one direction of the surface, and is arranged such that the formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along the protruding direction of the housing 101 toward the inside of the main passage 202 .
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment can suppress the breakage of the wiring W since the stress concentration on the irregularities F of the printed circuit board 140 is suppressed, and can improve the durability of the printed circuit board 140 when the vibration of the housing 101 is generated. Therefore, the reliability of the physical quantity measurement device 100 can be improved according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating an example of a relationship between angle [°] between the formation direction of the irregularities F of the printed circuit board 140 and the protruding direction of the housing 101 (that is, the stress direction S), and the stress [MPa] acting on the irregularities F.
- the stress acting on the irregularities F has a maximum value of about 63 [MPa].
- the stress acting on the irregularities F can be reduced by 30% or more to be less than about 44 [MPa]. Further, when the angle between the formation direction of the irregularities F and the protruding direction of the housing 101 is 10° or less, the stress acting on the irregularities F can be reduced by 63% or more to be about 23 [MPa] or less.
- the stress acting on the irregularities F can be reduced to the minimum value of about 22 [MPa].
- the breakage of the wiring W of the printed circuit board 140 can be suppressed in the physical quantity measurement device 100 using the printed circuit board 140 according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a front view of a physical quantity measurement device 100 ′ according to a modification, which corresponds to FIG. 4 of the physical quantity measurement device 100 according to the above-described embodiment.
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 ′ is a device that measures a physical quantity of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 202 , which is similar to the physical quantity measurement device 100 according to the above-described embodiment.
- the physical quantity measurement device 100 ′ includes: a housing 101 ′ arranged so as to protrude from a wall of the main passage 202 toward the inside of the main passage 202 ; and a printed circuit board 140 ′ which enables measuring elements that measure physical quantities (a flow sensor 141 ′, a pressure sensor 142 ′, a temperature sensor 146 ′, and a temperature/humidity sensor 148 ) to be mounted on the housing 101 ′, which is similar to the physical quantity measurement device 100 according to the above-described embodiment.
- the printed circuit board 140 ′ is fixed to the housing 101 ′ with an adhesive or the like. Further, the printed circuit board 140 ′ may be insert-fixed to the housing 101 ′ similarly to the above-described embodiment.
- the measuring element is mounted on the printed circuit board 140 ′ by fixing a resin package 147 to the printed circuit board 140 ′.
- the resin package 147 is mounted on the printed circuit board 101 ′.
- the resin package 147 is formed such that the flow sensor 141 ′ and a control circuit are mounted on a lead frame and sealed with a resin so as to expose at least a flow rate measurement unit (thin portion) of the flow sensor 141 ′.
- a lead terminal of the resin package 147 is electrically and mechanically connected to the printed circuit board 140 ′ by soldering, welding, or the like.
- the measuring element is protected by the resin package 147 , and the durability and reliability of the physical quantity measurement device 100 ′ can be improved.
- a configuration in which the flow sensor 141 ′ and the control circuit are integrated with the same semiconductor element may be employed. That is, the control circuit may be integrally formed with the measuring element.
- the printed circuit board 140 ′ has a plurality of irregularities F formed along one direction of a surface, and is arranged such that a formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along the protruding direction (in other words, an insertion direction) of the housing 101 ′ from the flange 110 ′ toward the inside of the main passage 202 . Therefore, according to the physical quantity measurement device 100 ′ of the present modification, the same effects as those of the physical quantity measurement device 100 according to the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating a modification of the printed circuit board 140 of the physical quantity measurement device 100 illustrated in FIG. 4 .
- the measuring elements including the flow rate measurement unit 141 ′ may be mounted on the printed circuit board 140 ′ via a support body 150 attached to the printed circuit board 140 ′. With this configuration, stress acting on the measuring elements can be reduced as compared with a case where the measuring elements including the flow rate measurement unit 141 ′ are directly mounted on the printed circuit board 140 ′, and the durability and reliability of the physical quantity measurement device 100 can be improved.
- to mount components on the printed circuit board 140 ′ includes, for example, to attach the components to the printed circuit board 140 ′ and to electrically connect the components to the wiring of the printed circuit board 140 ′.
- Examples of the support body 150 include a metal member such as a metal lead frame, an LTCC board, a printed circuit board, and the like on which an electric wiring can be formed.
- a hole or a projection for positioning with respect to the housing 101 ′ may be formed on the support body 150 , and a configuration in which positioning is performed using the positioning projection or hole formed in the housing 101 ′ may be adopted.
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Description
- The present disclosure relates to a physical quantity measurement device of intake air of an internal combustion engine.
- Conventionally, an invention relating to a physical quantity measurement device of intake air of an internal combustion engine has been known (see PTL 1 below). The physical quantity measurement device described in PTL 1 includes a circuit board having an insulating film formed on an outer surface of a board body and a housing in which the circuit board is insert-molded (see the same document, claim 1 and the like).
- The circuit board includes: a fixing portion fixed to the housing; a pressing portion against which a mold for molding the housing is pressed; a conductor arrangement portion where a circuit conductor is arranged; and a boundary portion formed between at least one of the fixing portion and the pressing portion and the conductor arrangement portion.
- The insulating film has a first region arranged on the fixing portion, a second region arranged on the pressing portion, a third region arranged on the conductor arrangement portion, and a fourth region arranged at the boundary portion, and has a film thickness different between the first region and the second region, and the fourth region.
- PTL 1: JP 2017-150929 A
- According to the conventional physical quantity measurement device, an excellent effect that it is possible to reduce corrosion of the circuit conductor of the circuit board caused by damage of the insulating film can be exhibited. Such a physical quantity measurement device is installed so as to protrude toward an inside of a main passage from a wall surface of the main passage through which intake air, which is a measurement target for a physical quantity, flows.
- That is, the conventional physical quantity measurement device is in a cantilevered state in which one end is supported by the wall of the main passage of the intake air and the other end is a free end. For this reason, the physical quantity measurement device vibrates under the influence of, for example, rotation of an internal combustion engine, and the housing warps, so that stress acts on the circuit board. Therefore, when a printed circuit board is used as the circuit board of the physical quantity measurement device, it is important to take measures to suppress breakage of a wiring caused by the stress acting on the circuit board.
- The present disclosure provides a physical quantity measurement device capable of suppressing breakage of a wiring of a printed circuit board.
- One aspect of the present disclosure is a physical quantity measurement device which measures a physical quantity of a gas flowing through a main passage. The physical quantity measurement device includes: a flange for fixing to the main passage; a housing provided so as to protrude toward an inside of the main passage from the flange; and a printed circuit board which is fixed to the housing and on which a measuring element that measures the physical quantity is mounted. A wiring of the printed circuit board has a plurality of irregularities formed along one direction of a surface, and is arranged such that a formation direction the irregularities is oriented along a protruding direction of the housing toward the inside of the main passage.
- According to the above-described one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide the physical quantity measurement device capable of suppressing the breakage of the wiring of the printed circuit board.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a control system of an internal combustion engine. -
FIG. 2 is a front view of a physical quantity measurement device of the control system illustrated inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a right side view of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating a state where a front cover of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated inFIG. 2 has been removed. -
FIG. 5 is a back view illustrating a state where a rear cover of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated inFIG. 2 has been removed. -
FIG. 6A is a schematic enlarged perspective view in which a printed circuit board of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated inFIG. 4 is cut. -
FIG. 6B is a schematic enlarged perspective view in which the printed circuit board of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated inFIG. 4 is cut. -
FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating an example of a relationship between an angle between a formation direction of irregularities of the printed circuit board illustrated inFIGS. 6A and 6B and a protruding direction of a housing, and stress acting on the irregularities. -
FIG. 8 is a front view corresponding toFIG. 4 of a physical quantity measurement device according to a modification. -
FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating a modification of the printed circuit board of the physical quantity measurement device illustrated inFIG. 4 . - Hereinafter, an embodiment of a physical quantity measurement device according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of acontrol system 200 of aninternal combustion engine 210 including a physicalquantity measurement device 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. In thecontrol system 200, intake air IG, which is a gas G to be measured of the physicalquantity measurement device 100, is sucked from anair cleaner 201 based on an operation of theinternal combustion engine 210 including anengine cylinder 211 and anengine piston 212, and is guided to a combustion chamber of theengine cylinder 211 via, for example, amain passage 202 as an intake pipe, athrottle body 203, and anintake manifold 204. - A physical quantity of the intake air IG guided to the combustion chamber is measured by the physical
quantity measurement device 100, fuel is supplied by afuel injection valve 205 based on the measured physical quantity, and is guided to the combustion chamber in a state of an air-fuel mixture with the intake air IG. Incidentally, thefuel injection valve 205 is provided, for example, at an intake port of theinternal combustion engine 210, and the fuel injected into the intake port is mixed with the intake air IG to form the air-fuel mixture. The air-fuel mixture is guided to the combustion chamber via anintake valve 213 and is burnt to generate mechanical energy. - The physical
quantity measurement device 100 can be used not only in the scheme of injecting fuel to the intake port of theinternal combustion engine 210 illustrated inFIG. 1 but also in a scheme of directly injecting fuel into each combustion chamber. Both the schemes have substantially the common basic concepts of a method of measuring a control parameter including a method of using the physicalquantity measurement device 100 and a method of controlling an internal combustion engine including the supply amount of fuel and an ignition timing.FIG. 1 illustrates the scheme of injecting fuel into the intake port as a representative example of both the schemes. - The fuel and air guided to the combustion chamber are in the mixed state of fuel and air, and is explosively burnt by spark ignition of a
spark plug 214, thereby generating the mechanical energy. After burning, the gas after burning is guided into an exhaust pipe from anexhaust valve 215, and is discharged, as exhaust EG, outside a car from the exhaust pipe. A flow rate of the intake air IG guided to the combustion chamber is controlled by athrottle valve 206 whose opening degree is changed based on an operation of an accelerator pedal. A supply amount of fuel is controlled based on the flow rate of the intake air IG guided to the combustion chamber, and a driver can control the mechanical energy generated by theinternal combustion engine 210 by controlling the opening degree of thethrottle valve 206 and controlling the flow rate of the intake air IG guided to the combustion chamber. - The gas G to be measured, which is the intake air IG taken in from the
air cleaner 201, flows through themain passage 202, and the physicalquantity measurement device 100 measures a physical quantity of the gas G to be measured, such as a flow rate, a temperature, humidity, and pressure. The physicalquantity measurement device 100 is, for example, inserted into an inside of themain passage 202 from an insertion opening open in a wall of themain passage 202 to protrude from the wall of themain passage 202 toward an inside of themain passage 202. That is, the physicalquantity measurement device 100 is supported by the wall of themain passage 202 in a cantilevered manner such that one end is a fixed end fixed to the wall of themain passage 202 and the other end is a free end arranged in themain passage 202. - An electric signal representing the physical quantity of the intake air IG measured by the physical
quantity measurement device 100 is output from the physicalquantity measurement device 100 and input to acontrol device 220. Further, the output of athrottle angle sensor 207 that measures the opening degree of thethrottle valve 206 is input to thecontrol device 220. Further, the output of arotation angle sensor 216 is input to thecontrol device 220 in order to measure positions and states of theengine piston 212, theintake valve 213, and anexhaust valve 215 of theinternal combustion engine 210, and further, a rotation speed of theinternal combustion engine 210. An output of anoxygen sensor 217 is input to thecontrol device 220 in order to measure a state of a mixing ratio between the amount of fuel and the amount of air based on the state of the exhaust EG. - The
control device 220 computes a fuel injection amount and an ignition timing on the basis of the physical quantity of the intake air IG as the output of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 and the rotation speed of theinternal combustion engine 210 which is the output of therotation angle sensor 216. The fuel amount to be supplied from thefuel injection valve 205 and the ignition timing ignited by thespark plug 214 are controlled based on these calculation results. In practice, the supply amount of fuel and the ignition timing are controlled based on the temperature of intake air measured by the physicalquantity measurement device 100, a change state of a throttle angle, a change state of the engine rotation speed, a state of an air-fuel ratio measured by theoxygen sensor 217. Thecontrol device 220 further controls the amount of air bypassing thethrottle valve 206 using an idleair control valve 208 in an idle operation state of theinternal combustion engine 210 and controls the rotation speed of theinternal combustion engine 210 in the idle operation state. - Both the supply amount of fuel and the ignition timing, which are major control variables of the
internal combustion engine 210, are computed using the output of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 as the main parameter. Accordingly, improvement of measurement accuracy of the physicalquantity measurement device 100, suppression of a change over time, and improvement of reliability are important in regard to improvement of control accuracy of a vehicle and securing of the reliability. From the viewpoint of improving the reliability of the physicalquantity measurement device 100, it is also important that the physicalquantity measurement device 100 has high durability. -
FIG. 2 is a front view of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 illustrated inFIG. 1 .FIG. 3 is a right side view of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 illustrated inFIG. 2 .FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating a state where afront cover 102 of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 illustrated inFIG. 2 has been removed.FIG. 5 is a back view illustrating a state where arear cover 103 of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 illustrated inFIG. 2 has been removed. - Although details will be described later, the physical
quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment is a device that measures the physical quantity of the gas G to be measured flowing through themain passage 202, and has the following configurations as the main features. The physicalquantity measurement device 100 includes: ahousing 101 that is arranged to protrude from the wall of themain passage 202 toward the inside of themain passage 202; and a printedcircuit board 140 which is insert-molded in thehousing 101 and on which a measuring element that measures a physical quantity is mounted. The measuring element may have a configuration in which a control circuit is formed integrally or a configuration in which a control circuit is formed separately. The printedcircuit board 140 has a plurality of irregularities F (seeFIGS. 6A and 6B ) formed along one direction of a surface. In the physicalquantity measurement device 100, the printedcircuit board 140 is arranged such that a formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along a protruding direction of thehousing 101 toward the inside of themain passage 202. Hereinafter, each configuration of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment will be described in detail. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , the physicalquantity measurement device 100 includes thehousing 101, thefront cover 102, and therear cover 103. - The
housing 101 is formed, for example, by molding a resin material using a mold. Thehousing 101 includes: aflange 110 configured to fix the physicalquantity measurement device 100 to a wall of an intake body that is themain passage 202; anexternal connection portion 120 having a connector that protrudes from theflange 110 and is configured to perform electrical connection with an external device; ameasurement unit 130 protruding from theflange 110 toward the center of themain passage 202 and extending in a direction orthogonal to a main flow direction of the gas G to be measured flowing through themain passage 202. - For example, the
flange 110 is fixed to the wall of themain passage 202 by a fastening member such as a bolt, and thehousing 101 is arranged to protrude from the wall of themain passage 202 toward the inside of themain passage 202 as themeasurement unit 130 is inserted into the opening portion provided in the wall of themain passage 202. The protruding direction of thehousing 101 toward the inside of themain passage 202 is, for example, a direction from the wall of themain passage 202 toward the center of themain passage 202, and is a radial direction of themain passage 202. Further, the protruding direction of thehousing 101 is, for example, a direction intersecting with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured flowing through themain passage 202, and is the direction orthogonal to the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured. - The
external connection portion 120 of thehousing 101 has aconnector 121 is provided on an upper surface of theflange 110 and protrudes from theflange 110 toward the downstream side in the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured as illustrated inFIG. 3 . Theconnector 121 is provided with aninsertion hole 121 a configured to allow a communication cable for connection with thecontrol device 220 to be inserted therethrough. In theinsertion hole 121 a, for example, fourexternal terminals 122 are provided. Theexternal terminals 122 serve as a terminal to output information on the physical quantity as the measurement result of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 and a power supply terminal to supply DC power for the operation of the physicalquantity measurement device 100. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , the printedcircuit board 140, which is a circuit board, is integrally molded with themeasurement unit 130 by insert-molding in thehousing 101. The printedcircuit board 140 is molded integrally with thehousing 101 by insert-molding of arranging the printedcircuit board 140 in advance in a mold for forming thehousing 101 and molding thehousing 101. The printedcircuit board 140 is provided with at least one measurement unit configured to measure the physical quantity of the gas G to be measured flowing through themain passage 202 and a circuit unit configured to process a signal measured by the measurement unit. The measurement unit is arranged at a position to be exposed to the gas G to be measured, and the circuit unit is arranged in a circuit chamber sealed by thefront cover 102. Incidentally, the insert-molding has been described as an example of a method of fixing the printedcircuit board 140 in the present embodiment, but the invention is not limited thereto, and the printedcircuit board 140 may be fixed to thehousing 101 with an adhesive or the like. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 2 and 4 , themeasurement unit 130 of thehousing 101 has a substantially rectangular outer shape with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured as the lateral direction and the protruding direction of thehousing 101 as the longitudinal direction when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured and the protruding direction of thehousing 101. Further, as illustrated inFIG. 3 , themeasurement unit 130 of thehousing 101 has an elongated rectangular outer shape with the protruding direction of thehousing 101 as the longitudinal direction when viewed from a direction parallel with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured and orthogonal to the protruding direction of thehousing 101. - In
FIG. 3 , the direction orthogonal to the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured and the protruding direction of thehousing 101 is the thickness direction of themeasurement unit 130. That is, themeasurement unit 130 of thehousing 101 has a rectangular plate-like outer shape with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured as the lateral direction and the protruding direction of thehousing 101 as the longitudinal direction, and the thin rectangular plate-likefront cover 102 andrear cover 103 are arranged on the front surface and the rear surface in the thickness direction, respectively. - Auxiliary passage grooves are provided on the front and rear surfaces of the
measurement unit 130. The auxiliary passage grooves of themeasurement unit 130 form a firstauxiliary passage 131 illustrated inFIGS. 4 and 5 together with thefront cover 102 and therear cover 103. A firstauxiliary passage inlet 131 a, configured to cause a part of the gas G to be measured, such as the intake air IG, to be taken into the firstauxiliary passage 131, and a firstauxiliary passage outlet 131b, configured to cause the gas G to be measured to return to themain passage 202 from the firstauxiliary passage 131, are provided at a distal end of themeasurement unit 130. A part of the printedcircuit board 140 protrudes in the middle of the passage of the firstauxiliary passage 131. A flowrate measurement unit 141 is arranged on a protruding portion of the printedcircuit board 140. The flowrate measurement unit 141 is a measuring element that measures a flow rate that is the physical quantity of the gas G to be measured. - A second
auxiliary passage 132, configured to cause a part of the gas G to be measured, such as the intake air IG, to be taken into a sensor chamber, is provided at a middle portion of themeasurement unit 130 closer to theflange 110 than the firstauxiliary passage 131. The secondauxiliary passage 132 is formed by themeasurement unit 130 and therear cover 103. The secondauxiliary passage 132 has a secondauxiliary passage inlet 132 a configured to take in the gas G to be measured and a secondauxiliary passage outlet 132 b configured to return the gas G to be measured to themain passage 202 from the secondauxiliary passage 132. The secondauxiliary passage 132 communicates with a sensor chamber Rs formed on the back side of themeasurement unit 130, that is, on the rear surface side. In the sensor chamber Rs,pressure sensors humidity sensor 143 provided on the rear surface of the printedcircuit board 140 are arranged. - Auxiliary passage grooves configured to mold the first
auxiliary passage 131 are provided on the distal end side in the protruding direction of themeasurement unit 130, that is, in the longitudinal direction. The auxiliary passage grooves configured to form the firstauxiliary passage 131 have a frontauxiliary passage groove 131F illustrated inFIG. 4 and a rearauxiliary passage groove 131R illustrated inFIG. 5 . As illustrated inFIG. 4 , the frontauxiliary passage groove 131F is gradually curved toward theflange 110 on the proximal end side of themeasurement unit 130 as proceeding from the firstauxiliary passage outlet 131 b open at a downstreamouter wall 133 of themeasurement unit 130 toward an upstreamouter wall 134, and communicates with anopening portion 135, which penetrates through themeasurement unit 130 in the thickness direction, at a position near the upstreamouter wall 134. Theopening portion 135 is formed along the flow direction of the gas G to be measured in the main passage 124 so as to extend over a portion between the upstreamouter wall 134 and the downstreamouter wall 133. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , the rearauxiliary passage groove 131R proceeds from the upstreamouter wall 134 toward the downstreamouter wall 133, and is bifurcated at a middle position between the upstreamouter wall 134 and the downstreamouter wall 133. One of the bifurcated rearauxiliary passage grooves 131R extends directly in a straight line as a discharge passage and is open at anoutlet 131 c of the downstreamouter wall 133. The other of the bifurcated rearauxiliary passage grooves 131R is gradually curved toward theflange 110 on the proximal end side of themeasurement unit 130 as proceeding toward the downstreamouter wall 133, and communicates with theopening portion 135 at a position near the downstreamouter wall 133. - The rear
auxiliary passage groove 131R forms an inlet groove through which the gas G to be measured flows from themain passage 202, and the front auxiliary passage groove 131F forms an outlet groove which causes the gas G to be measured taken from the rearauxiliary passage groove 131R to return to themain passage 202. That is, a part of the gas G to be measured flowing through themain passage 202 is taken into the rearauxiliary passage groove 131R from the firstauxiliary passage inlet 131 a and flows inside the rearauxiliary passage groove 131R as illustrated inFIG. 5 . Further, a substance with a large mass contained in the gas G to be measured directly flows into the discharge passage extending in the straight line along with the part of the gas G to be measured from the branch, and is discharged to themain passage 202 through theoutlet 131 c of the downstreamouter wall 133. - The rear
auxiliary passage groove 131R has a shape of deepening in a progressing direction, and the gas G to be measured gradually moves to the front side of themeasurement unit 130 as flowing along the rearauxiliary passage groove 131R. In particular, the rearauxiliary passage groove 131R is provided with an abruptlyinclined portion 131 d, which is abruptly deepened in front of theopening portion 135, and a part of air with a small mass moves along the abruptlyinclined portion 131 d and flows on ameasurement surface 140 a side of the printedcircuit board 140 inside theopening portion 135. On the other hand, the substance with a large mass flows on arear surface 140 b side of themeasurement surface 140 a since an abrupt route change thereof is difficult. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , the gas G to be measured moving to the front side at theopening portion 135 flows along themeasurement surface 140 a of the printedcircuit board 140, heat transfer is performed with the flowrate measurement unit 141 provided on themeasurement surface 140 a, so that the flow rate is measured. The air flowing into the frontauxiliary passage groove 131F from theopening portion 135 flows along the frontauxiliary passage groove 131F together with the gas, and is discharged to themain passage 202 through the firstauxiliary passage outlet 131 b open at the downstreamouter wall 133. - The second
auxiliary passage 132 is formed in a straight line over a portion between the secondauxiliary passage inlet 132 a and the secondauxiliary passage outlet 132 b in parallel with theflange 110 so as to be along the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured flowing through the main passage 124. The secondauxiliary passage inlet 132 a is formed by cutting out a part of the upstreamouter wall 134, and the secondauxiliary passage outlet 132 b is formed by cutting out a part of the downstreamouter wall 133. The secondauxiliary passage inlet 132 a and the secondauxiliary passage outlet 132 b are cut out up to a depth position to be flush with therear surface 140 b of the printedcircuit board 140. - The second
auxiliary passage 132 functions as a cooling channel which cools the printedcircuit board 140 since the gas G to be measured passes along therear surface 140 b of the printedcircuit board 140. A sensor chamber Rs is provided closer to the proximal end of themeasurement unit 130 than the secondauxiliary passage 132. A part of the gas G to be measured flowing into the secondauxiliary passage 132 from the secondauxiliary passage inlet 132 a flows into the sensor chamber Rs, and pressure and relative humidity are measured by thepressure sensors humidity sensor 143, respectively, inside the sensor chamber Rs. That is, thepressure sensors humidity sensor 143 are measuring elements that respectively measure the pressure and the relative humidity, which are physical quantities of the gas G to be measured. - The printed
circuit board 140 is integrally molded with thehousing 101 such that, for example, the flowrate measurement unit 141 of the printedcircuit board 140 is arranged at theopening portion 135 which is a connection portion between the frontauxiliary passage groove 131F and the rearauxiliary passage groove 131R. In themeasurement unit 130 of thehousing 101, portions which embed a circumferential edge of the printedcircuit board 140 by resin molding to be fixed to thehousing 101 are provided as fixingportions portions circuit board 140 so as to sandwich the circumferential edge from the front side and the back side. Further, a part of the printedcircuit board 140 is fixed by apartition wall 138 that partitions between a circuit chamber Rc of themeasurement unit 130 and the firstauxiliary passage 131 similarly to the fixingportions - The printed
circuit board 140 has atemperature measurement unit 144 at the center of an upstream edge of the gas G to be measured. Thetemperature measurement unit 144 is one of measuring elements configured to measure the physical quantities of the gas G to be measured flowing through themain passage 202, and is mounted on the printedcircuit board 140. The printedcircuit board 140 includes a protrudingportion 145, which protrudes from the secondauxiliary passage inlet 132 a of the secondauxiliary passage 132 toward the upstream side of the gas G to be measured, and thetemperature measurement unit 144 includes a chip-type temperature sensor 146 provided in the protruding portion 450 on the rear surface of the circuit board 400. Thetemperature sensor 146 and a wiring portion thereof are coated with a synthetic resin material so as to prevent electric corrosion caused by adhesion of salt water. - The second
auxiliary passage inlet 132 a is formed on the downstream side of thetemperature measurement unit 144. For this reason, the gas G to be measured flowing into the secondauxiliary passage 132 from the secondauxiliary passage inlet 132 a flows into the secondauxiliary passage inlet 132 a after coming into contact with thetemperature measurement unit 144, and the temperature is measured when the gas G to be measured comes into contact with thetemperature measurement unit 144. The gas G to be measured coming into contact with thetemperature measurement unit 144 directly flows into the secondauxiliary passage 132 from the secondauxiliary passage inlet 132 a, passes through the secondauxiliary passage 132, and is discharged from the secondauxiliary passage outlet 132 b to themain passage 202. -
FIGS. 6A and 6B are schematic enlarged perspective views in which a part of the printedcircuit board 140 is cut. Incidentally,FIGS. 6A and 6B do not illustrate a solder resist formed on the surface of the printedcircuit board 140.FIG. 6A illustrates an example in which a base material of the printedcircuit board 140 does not have the irregularities F, andFIG. 6B illustrates an example in which a base material of the printedcircuit board 140 has the irregularities F. On the printedcircuit board 140, for example, a wiring W such as a copper wiring is formed in a predetermined wiring pattern. The printedcircuit board 140 has the plurality of irregularities F formed along one direction of the surface. - Such irregularities F on the wiring W of the printed
circuit board 140 are formed by, for example, polishing for the purpose of finishing a surface of the wiring W and improving the adhesion to a resist. That is, the plurality of irregularities F along one direction of the surface of the printedcircuit board 140 are polishing marks formed in one direction on the wiring W of the printedcircuit board 140 by, for example, a buffing method. In the buffing method, the printedcircuit board 140 is polished using a cylindrical polishing wheel. At this time, the printedcircuit board 140 is set in a buffing device such that a rotation direction of the polishing wheel is the same as the protruding direction when the printedcircuit board 140 is arranged in thehousing 101 or is a direction along the protruding direction. Incidentally, the irregularities F formed on the wiring W is not limited to such polishing marks, and may be, for example, rolling marks of the wiring W. Further, there is a case where irregularities are formed on the base material of the printedcircuit board 140 in order to improve the adhesion between the wiring W and the base material as illustrated inFIG. 6B , and these irregularities serve as the irregularities F of the wiring W in some cases. - In the physical
quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment, the printedcircuit board 140 is arranged such that the formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along the protruding direction of thehousing 101 toward the inside of themain passage 202. In other words, the printedcircuit board 140 is fixed to thehousing 101 such that the formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along an insertion direction. That is, the formation direction of the irregularities F is, for example, parallel with the protruding direction of thehousing 101. Alternatively, an angle between the formation direction of the irregularities F and the protruding direction of thehousing 101 is less than 45[°]. Incidentally, the angle between the formation direction of the irregularities F and the protruding direction of thehousing 101 is preferably 10[°] or less from the viewpoint of improving the durability and reliability of the physicalquantity measurement device 100. - Incidentally, the protruding direction of the
housing 101 toward the inside of themain passage 202 is, for example, the direction from the wall of themain passage 202 toward the center of themain passage 202, and is the radial direction of themain passage 202 as described above. In other words, the protruding direction of thehousing 101 is the direction from theflange 110 to a bottom of a neck (the side inserted into the main passage). Further, the protruding direction of thehousing 101 toward the inside of themain passage 202 is, for example, the direction intersecting with the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured flowing through themain passage 202, and is the direction orthogonal to the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured. Further, when themeasurement unit 130 of thehousing 101 inserted into themain passage 202 has the rectangular plate-like shape as illustrated inFIGS. 1 to 5 , the protruding direction of thehousing 101 toward the inside of themain passage 202 is the longitudinal direction of themeasurement unit 130. - Hereinafter, action of the physical
quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment will be described. - As described above, the physical
quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment can measure the physical quantities of the gas G to be measured, which is the intake air IG flowing through themain passage 202, by the flowrate measurement unit 141 as the physical quantity measuring element mounted on the printedcircuit board 140, thepressure sensors humidity sensor 143, and thetemperature measurement unit 144. Further, the physicalquantity measurement device 100 can output the electric signals representing the measured physical quantities of the intake air IG to thecontrol device 220 via the communication cable connected to theexternal connection portion 120. - Here, the physical
quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment is supported by the wall of themain passage 202 in a cantilevered manner such that one end is the fixed end fixed to the wall of themain passage 202 and the other end is the free end arranged in themain passage 202 as described above. For this reason, for example, theflange 110 is fixed to the wall of themain passage 202 by a fastening member such as a bolt, and thehousing 101 of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 is arranged to protrude from the wall of themain passage 202 toward the inside of themain passage 202 as themeasurement unit 130 is inserted into the opening portion provided in the wall of themain passage 202, as described above. - In such a state, when the
main passage 202 vibrates due to the rotation of theinternal combustion engine 210, for example, a vibration is applied to thehousing 101, arranged so as to protrude from the wall of themain passage 202 toward the inside of themain passage 202, in a direction intersecting with the protruding direction of thehousing 101. More specifically, as illustrated inFIGS. 2 to 5 , the vibration is applied to themeasurement unit 130 of thehousing 101 having the substantially rectangular plate-like shape in the thickness direction of themeasurement unit 130, that is, in the direction substantially orthogonal to the protruding direction of thehousing 101 and the main flow direction of the gas G to be measured. - As a result, the vibration which is, for example, about 30 times (30 G) the gravitational acceleration is generated in the
housing 101 of the physicalquantity measurement device 100. Further, when resonance occurs, the response magnification becomes about 100 times, for example, and there is a possibility that vibration of about 3000 G at the maximum may be generated. When such a vibration is generated in thehousing 101, high stress is repeatedly applied to the printedcircuit board 140 which is insert-molded in thehousing 101. As described above, when themeasurement unit 130 of thehousing 101 vibrates in the thickness direction, the high stress acts on the printedcircuit board 140 in a stress direction S illustrated inFIGS. 2, 4, and 5 . The stress direction S is, for example, substantially parallel with the protruding direction of thehousing 101 toward the inside of themain passage 202. - For this reason, there is a possibility that the stress is concentrated on the irregularities F so that the wiring W is broken or the durability of the printed
circuit board 140 deteriorates when the formation direction of the plurality of irregularities F formed in one direction along the surface of the printedcircuit board 140 is, for example, orthogonal to the stress direction S or intersects with the stress direction S with an angle of 45[°] or more. - In this regard, the physical
quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment is the device that measures the physical quantity of the gas G to be measured flowing through themain passage 202 and includes thehousing 101 arranged so as to protrude from the wall of themain passage 202 toward the inside of themain passage 202 and the printedcircuit board 140 which is insert-molded in thehousing 101 and on which the measuring element that measures the physical quantity is mounted as described above. Further, the printed circuit board 104 has the plurality of irregularities F formed along one direction of the surface, and is arranged such that the formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along the protruding direction of thehousing 101 toward the inside of themain passage 202. - With this configuration, the physical
quantity measurement device 100 of the present embodiment can suppress the breakage of the wiring W since the stress concentration on the irregularities F of the printedcircuit board 140 is suppressed, and can improve the durability of the printedcircuit board 140 when the vibration of thehousing 101 is generated. Therefore, the reliability of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 can be improved according to the present embodiment. -
FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating an example of a relationship between angle [°] between the formation direction of the irregularities F of the printedcircuit board 140 and the protruding direction of the housing 101 (that is, the stress direction S), and the stress [MPa] acting on the irregularities F. In this example, when the angle between the formation direction of the irregularities F and the protruding direction of thehousing 101 is −90[°] and 90[°], that is, when the formation direction of the irregularities F is orthogonal to the protruding direction of thehousing 101, the stress acting on the irregularities F has a maximum value of about 63 [MPa]. - On the other hand, when the formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along the protruding direction of the
housing 101, that is, when the angle between the formation direction of the irregularities F and the protruding direction of thehousing 101 is less than 45°, the stress acting on the irregularities F can be reduced by 30% or more to be less than about 44 [MPa]. Further, when the angle between the formation direction of the irregularities F and the protruding direction of thehousing 101 is 10° or less, the stress acting on the irregularities F can be reduced by 63% or more to be about 23 [MPa] or less. In particular, when the angle between the formation direction of the irregularities F and the protruding direction of thehousing 101 is 0[°], that is, when the formation direction of the irregularities F is parallel with the protruding direction of thehousing 101, the stress acting on the irregularities F can be reduced to the minimum value of about 22 [MPa]. - As described above, the breakage of the wiring W of the printed
circuit board 140 can be suppressed in the physicalquantity measurement device 100 using the printedcircuit board 140 according to the present embodiment. Although the embodiment of the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the drawings as above, a specific configuration is not limited to the embodiment, and design alterations or the like made in a scope not departing from a gist of the present disclosure is included in the present disclosure. Hereinafter, a modification of the above-described embodiment will be described. -
FIG. 8 is a front view of a physicalquantity measurement device 100′ according to a modification, which corresponds toFIG. 4 of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 according to the above-described embodiment. The physicalquantity measurement device 100′ is a device that measures a physical quantity of the gas G to be measured flowing through themain passage 202, which is similar to the physicalquantity measurement device 100 according to the above-described embodiment. - The physical
quantity measurement device 100′ includes: ahousing 101′ arranged so as to protrude from a wall of themain passage 202 toward the inside of themain passage 202; and a printedcircuit board 140′ which enables measuring elements that measure physical quantities (aflow sensor 141′, apressure sensor 142′, atemperature sensor 146′, and a temperature/humidity sensor 148) to be mounted on thehousing 101′, which is similar to the physicalquantity measurement device 100 according to the above-described embodiment. The printedcircuit board 140′ is fixed to thehousing 101′ with an adhesive or the like. Further, the printedcircuit board 140′ may be insert-fixed to thehousing 101′ similarly to the above-described embodiment. The measuring element is mounted on the printedcircuit board 140′ by fixing aresin package 147 to the printedcircuit board 140′. - In the present modification, the
resin package 147 is mounted on the printedcircuit board 101′. Theresin package 147 is formed such that theflow sensor 141′ and a control circuit are mounted on a lead frame and sealed with a resin so as to expose at least a flow rate measurement unit (thin portion) of theflow sensor 141′. A lead terminal of theresin package 147 is electrically and mechanically connected to the printedcircuit board 140′ by soldering, welding, or the like. The measuring element is protected by theresin package 147, and the durability and reliability of the physicalquantity measurement device 100′ can be improved. Incidentally, a configuration in which theflow sensor 141′ and the control circuit are integrated with the same semiconductor element may be employed. That is, the control circuit may be integrally formed with the measuring element. - The printed
circuit board 140′ has a plurality of irregularities F formed along one direction of a surface, and is arranged such that a formation direction of the irregularities F is oriented along the protruding direction (in other words, an insertion direction) of thehousing 101′ from theflange 110′ toward the inside of themain passage 202. Therefore, according to the physicalquantity measurement device 100′ of the present modification, the same effects as those of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 according to the above-described embodiment can be obtained. -
FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating a modification of the printedcircuit board 140 of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 illustrated inFIG. 4 . The measuring elements including the flowrate measurement unit 141′ may be mounted on the printedcircuit board 140′ via asupport body 150 attached to the printedcircuit board 140′. With this configuration, stress acting on the measuring elements can be reduced as compared with a case where the measuring elements including the flowrate measurement unit 141′ are directly mounted on the printedcircuit board 140′, and the durability and reliability of the physicalquantity measurement device 100 can be improved. Incidentally, to mount components on the printedcircuit board 140′ includes, for example, to attach the components to the printedcircuit board 140′ and to electrically connect the components to the wiring of the printedcircuit board 140′. Examples of thesupport body 150 include a metal member such as a metal lead frame, an LTCC board, a printed circuit board, and the like on which an electric wiring can be formed. A hole or a projection for positioning with respect to thehousing 101′ may be formed on thesupport body 150, and a configuration in which positioning is performed using the positioning projection or hole formed in thehousing 101′ may be adopted. -
- 100 physical quantity measurement device
- 100′ physical quantity measurement device
- 101 housing
- 101′ housing
- 140 printed circuit board
- 140′ printed circuit board
- 141 flow rate measurement unit (measuring element)
- 141′ flow sensor (physical quantity measurement unit)
- 142A pressure sensor (measuring element)
- 142B pressure sensor (measuring element)
- 142′ pressure sensor (measuring element)
- 143 humidity sensor (measuring element)
- 144 temperature measurement unit (measuring element)
- 146′ temperature sensor (measuring element)
- 147 resin package
- 148 temperature/humidity sensor (measuring element)
- 150 support body
- 202 main passage
- F irregularity
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